2025 GLOBAL MINISTRIES CONFERENCE
February 23 – March 2, 2025
This year’s 60th Annual Global Ministries Conference will focus on “Our Strong Foundation” in the Lord. Our speaker will be Dr. Stafford Carson and we will hear and learn from our supported global ministry partners.
We are grateful to God that He has sent Dr. Stafford Carson to be our keynote speaker during our morning worship services as well as Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evenings. We will have ministry partner global glimpses each night beginning at 7:00 p.m. on Sunday night and 7:15 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday nights following the services. Our Children’s ministry will be hosting the GLOW (Go Light Our World) conference for grades K4-6 grade.
Please be in prayer for the conference and our missionaries in preparation for this special week. May the Lord use this time to inspire, equip, and mobilize Briarwood Church on mission!
Dr. Stafford Carson, Speaker
Dr. Stafford Carson is Executive Director of Global Ministries and the Barker Professor of Missions and Evangelism at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is a graduate of the University of UIster, Queen’s University, Belfast, and Westminster Theological Seminary. He served in pastoral ministry in Ireland for over 30 years and is a former Moderator of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland. From 2013-2020 he was Principal of Union Theological College in Belfast.
Dr. Carson is married to Patricia, and they have three grown-up children and two grandchildren.
Conference Schedule
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23
8:00 a.m. — Morning Worship with Dr. Stafford Carson*
9:30 a.m. — Sunday School —Ministry Partners sharing*
10:55 a.m. — Morning Worship with Dr. Stafford Carson*
6:00 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Stafford Carson & GLOW* – Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses:
WC: Bill Nelson – Africa
Chapel: Salam & Mouna – Iraq
FH-A: Adam Cain – Honduras
FH-E: Tim Weston – International
FH-F: Gabriel & Norma Glory – Mexico
G-101: Christopher Brock – France
G-103: Kisanna Budai – Hungary
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24
6:30 a.m. — Men of the Covenant Missions
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Stafford Carson & GLOW* – Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses:
WC: Tim Galage South – Africa
Chapel: Blake Purcell – Russia
FH-A: Chip Carter – Kenya
FH-E: Ben & Mary Guo – Asia
FH-F: Besianna Rajta – Albania
G-101: Keith Knowlton – Scotland
G-103: Brad Baker – Hungary
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25
9:30 a.m. — Women’s Ministry Missions Coffee*
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Evening Worship with Dr. Stafford Carson & GLOW* – Children’s Auditorium
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses:
WC: Bob & Andrea Burnham – Ukraine/Romania
Chapel: Tim Byrd – Zambia
FH-A: George Tolias – Greece
FH-E: John & Carol Ragsdale – Middle East/N. Africa
FH-F: John & Karen Stodghill – Belize
G-101: Dony & Sharon St. Germain – Haiti
G-103: Craig & Heather Gahagen – Peru
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26
5:15 p.m. — Dinner & Fellowship – Fellowship Hall
6:30 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses: & GLOW – Children’s Auditorium
WC: James Broadaway – South Africa
Chapel: Marenglen & Savana Rexhaj – Albania
FH-E: Brett McAlpin – United Kingdom
FH-F: Alan & Junia Andrioni – United Kingdom
G-101: Stephen & Satomi Sakamoto – Japan
G-103: Leonard & Victoria Long – New Zealand
7:15 p.m. — Global Ministry Partner Glimpses:
Chapel: Sam H. – Spain
FH-A: Ben & Jenny Roberts – Kenya
FH-E: Juan & Eva Barriento – Peru
FH-F: Kurt & Marlene Schimke – Uganda
G-101: Kiran Boddu Southeast – Asia
G-103: Steve & Rita Williams – New Zealand
7:40 p.m. — Dessert & Displays – Fellowship Hall
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27
Various Times — Congregational Community Meals with Missionaries*
See Bulletin Insert for more details.
SUNDAY, MARCH 2
8:00 a.m. & 10:55 a.m. — Morning Worship – Faith Promise Commitment
6:00 p.m. — Bryan Wintersteen – Faith Promise Announcement and Communion with our International
Congregations and Pastor Tony Wang preaching
Volunteering
GMC Volunteer Insert 2025 – See the various ways that you can help facilitate our Global Ministries Conference.
24-Hour of Prayer – Follow the link to sign up for half-hour timeslots to pray for our upcoming conference.
GLOW Children’s Conference
GLOW is our Children’s Missions Conference which corresponds with the adult conference each year. During the conference sessions, children will have the opportunity to hear from Ministry Partners from all around the world and learn about how they can share the gospel right here in Birmingham, Alabama.
We hope you will bring your children each night. There will be plenty of fun, games, trivia, and music each night alongside the great missions teaching. Get your kids fired up about World Missions and ready to “Go Light Our World!”
No registrations are required. Bring your child to their normally scheduled drop-off locations Sunday Morning and Evening.
If you need childcare for Infants through children who are not yet in K4, please sign them up at www.briarwood.org/nursery for each night you are attending.
Faith Promise Pledge
Briarwood’s Global Ministry is funded through the Faith Promise approach to giving.
During the Global Ministry Conference, members will have an opportunity to make a Faith Promise commitment.
This year, you have four ways to make your Faith Promise pledge:
(Faith Promise cards will be mailed to every household.)
1) Bring your completed Faith Promise card forward during morning worship.
2) Send your completed Faith Promise card by mail to Briarwood.
3) Email faithpromise@briarwood.org with your commitment.
4) Fill out the form below complete your pledge online.
As God enables, I promise to give the amount indicated below towards Briarwood’s Global Ministry during the coming year: